Mike Jones (basketball, born 1965)

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Mike Jones
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UNC Greensboro
Conference Southern Conference
Record77–49 (.611)
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-30) April 30, 1965 (age 60)
Alma mater Howard University (1987)
Playing career
1983–1987 Howard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994 Sidwell Friends School
1994–1997 Howard (assistant)
1997–2000 Furman (assistant)
2000–2002 Richmond (assistant)
2002–2003 West Virginia (assistant)
2003–2009 Georgia (assistant)
2009–2011 VCU (assistant)
2011–2021 Radford
2021–present UNC Greensboro
Head coaching record
Overall252–199 (.559)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA)
2–3 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big South tournament (2018)
2 Big South regular season (2019, 2020)
Awards
2x Big South Coach of the Year (2018, 2020)
SoCon co-Coach of the Year – Media (2023)

Michael Ray Jones (born April 30, 1965) is an American college basketball coach and former player [1] who is the head coach at UNC Greensboro.

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Coaching career

Radford (2011-2021)

Mike Jones spent 10 years as head men's basketball coach at Radford. During his time there, he was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2020. [2] [3] While at Radford, Jones coached Javonte Green, the first player in Radford program history to play in the NBA. [4]

UNC Greensboro (2021-present)

In April 2021, Jones was hired to be the head men's basketball coach at UNC Greensboro. [5]

Personal life

Jones is married to Dr. Sharon Blackwell Jones, with whom he has two sons who both played college basketball. [6]

Jones' father, Jimmy Jones, played professionally in the ABA from 1967 to 1974 and in the NBA from to 1977.[ citation needed ]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2011–2021)
2011–12 Radford 6–262–1611th
2012–13 Radford 13–197–93rd (North)
2013–14 Radford 22–1310–63rd (North) CBI Quarterfinals
2014–15 Radford 22–1212–6T–3rd CBI Quarterfinals
2015–16 Radford 16–159–97th
2016–17 Radford 14–188–106th
2017–18 Radford 23–1312–6T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 Radford 22–1112–4T–1st
2019–20 Radford 21–1115–3T–1st Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Radford 15–1212–62nd
Radford:174–150 (.537)99–75 (.569)
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference)(2021–present)
2021–22 UNC Greensboro 17–159–9T–5th CBI first round
2022–23 UNC Greensboro 20–1214–43rd
2023–24 UNC Greensboro 21–1112–6T–2nd
2024–25 UNC Greensboro 20–1113–52nd
UNC Greensboro:77–49 (.611)48–24 (.667)
Total:252–199 (.559)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Radford head coach biography".
  2. "Big South Announces 2017–18 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. "Big South Announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. "FORMER RADFORD STANDOUT JAVONTE GREEN EARNS FINAL ROSTER SPOT WITH BOSTON CELTICS". Radford University Athletics. October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. Mills, Jeff (June 7, 2021). "PROFILE: Men's Basketball Head Coach Mike Jones". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  6. "Mike Jones". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.